2024 East Coast Finalists: Roger and Caly White of Cheviot Hills – Sheep and Beef At Cheviot Hills, the Whites are focused on developing a low-input sheep and beef business that balances profit with the health of the environment and people. Third-generation farmers Roger and Caly White have been farming the 548ha (526 ha effective) property […]
Region: East Coast
Roger and Caly White of Cheviot Hills
Jeremy and Laura Watson of Monowai Station
2024 East Coast Finalists: Jeremy and Laura Watson of Monowai Station – Sheep and Beef Jeremy and Laura Watson are building on an extensive family legacy to ensure Monowai Station is striking a balance between business performance and conservation. The 735ha (578ha effective) Gisborne sheep and beef farm is being managed in a way that shifts […]
Ben and Libby Tosswill of Birch Hill Station
2024 East Coast Finalists: Ben and Libby Tosswill of Birch Hill Station – Sheep and Beef Enriching land and people is the ethos guiding the owners of Birch Hill Station as they strive toward producing sustainable food while enhancing the natural environment. Carrying on a family legacy, Ben and Libby Tosswill are genuinely committed to […]
Simon & Josi Beamish and Hugo & Pip Beamish of Awapai
2024 East Coast Regional Supreme Winners: Simon & Josi Beamish and Hugo & Pip Beamish of Awapai – Sheep, Beef & Forestry The Beamish family has been farming in Havelock North since 1878, using a successful business model that balances profitability with caring for the environment. Today, the Beamish family run Awapai which is a 2,100ha […]
Bruce & Sally McGregor of Pakaututu
2024 East Coast Finalist: Bruce & Sally McGregor of Pakaututu – Dairy grazing and beef The couple behind this dairy grazing and beef farm are guided by a strong vision that has seen them transform it into the sustainable and profitable property it is today. Bruce and Sally McGregor purchased the original 300ha farm in a […]
Duncan and Caroline Kirk of Mahana Farm
2024 East Coast Finalist: Duncan and Caroline Kirk Farm of Mahana Farm – Sheep and Beef The third-generation farmers behind Mahana Farm are aiming for a balance of high production and creating an environment that can be enjoyed by their family. Caroline and Duncan Kirk own 195ha of the 642ha (580ha effective) property, with the […]
Alex and Megen Campbell of Awapapa Station
2024 East Coast Finalists: Alex and Megen Campbell of Awapapa Station – Sheep and Beef The family behind Awapapa Station is being successfully guided by a strong vision for the land, its livestock and people – ultimately protecting, developing and sharing it with others. The Campbell family has been involved with Awapapa Station since the1960s, […]
Certain the uncertain future is going to be good
The spring lambs have started to drop and Waipukurau sheep and beef farmer Steve Wyn-Harris tells me to take my chances if I want to catch him for a phone interview. I struck it lucky on Sunday morning. The photo Steve sends me of where he’s sitting in the sun is picture postcard beautiful. Brilliant […]
Alex and Megen Campbell of Awapapa Station
2023 Entrant: Alex and Megen Campbell of Awapapa Station – Sheep and Beef Thousands of trees have been planted at Awapapa Station, transforming it from a bare property to one that is rich in both biodiversity and production. The 441ha (effective) sheep and beef property is currently managed by Alex and Megen Campbell who have […]
Waimatā Catchment Group
2023 Catchment Group Entry: Waimatā Catchment Group In just three years, the Waimatā Catchment Group has had a huge impact on its local community by inspiring people to bring out their inner conservationists. The Waimatā Catchment Restoration Project began in 2019, with the catchment group forming the following year. It was inspired by local landowners […]
East Coast Regional Supreme Winners 2023 Greg and Gail Mitchell of Mitchell Dairy Farms
Regional Supreme Winners 2023: Greg and Gail Mitchell of Mitchell Dairy Farms – Dairy Greg and Gail Mitchell have transformed a rundown property to the high-performing dairy unit it is today – while reducing its environmental footprint at the same time. The couple is behind Mitchell Dairy Farms which spans 525ha (460ha effective). They started […]
Stuart & Beatrice Spall and Jim & Christine Spall of Poporangi Farm
2023 Finalists: Stuart & Beatrice Spall and Jim & Christine Spall of Poporangi Farm – Sheep, Beef and Goats Stuart Spall grew up on Poporangi Farm which gives him a strong sense of responsibility as he and wife Beatrice gradually take over its ownership and management. Stuart’s parents Jim and Christine Spall bought Poporangi Farm […]
Shane Janssen of Punawai Farm
2023 Finalists: Shane Janssen of Punawai Farm – Sheep, Beef and Cropping For 27 years, farm manager Shane Janssen has been at the helm of Punawai Farm – aiming to strike a balance between environmental awareness and stock management. The 500ha (470ha effective) Hawke’s Bay property is owned by John and Jay Benton who bought […]
Paul and Sarah Williams of Turihaua Station
2023 Finalists: Paul and Sarah Williams of Turihaua Station – Stud Angus Cattle Fifth-generation farmers Paul and Sarah Williams are combining their strengths to ensure Turihaua Station remains at the heart of their family for generations to come. Turihaua Station has been in the Williams family since 1897, and its successful Angus stud is the […]
Tim and Lucie Gilbertson of Waitukai Farm
2023 Finalists: Tim and Lucie Gilbertson of Waitukai Farm – Sheep, Beef and Goats At this sheep, cattle and goat breeding farm, Tim and Lucie Gilbertson are guided by a commercially focused strategy that is balanced with caring for the environment. Across the 492ha (475ha effective) Waitukai Farm, the couple winters about 2,000 ewes, 120 […]
Tim and Cathie Ford of Forde Ltd
2022 Finalist: Tim and Cathie Ford of Forde Ltd – Sheep, Beef and Forestry Starting with a good bone structure 11 years ago, Tim and Cathie Forde have focused on improving every aspect of their property and they now have a sustainable, multi-tier farming business. Almost 90 percent of their income comes from beef and […]
Kim & Annemarie Goodwin of Kawera
2022 Finalist: Kim & Annemarie Goodwin of Kawera – Bulling Farming This small but carefully managed semi-intensive Pukehamoamoa bull farm is providing its owners with good returns when it comes to profit, work-life balance and the environment. Kim has farmed the 240ha property for almost 40 years. During that time, he’s implemented an excellent stocking […]
Willie Lyons (Director) and Timothy Fairweather (Farm Manager) of Glenalvon
2022 Finalist: Willie Lyons and Timothy Fairweather (Farm Manager) of Glenalvon – Sheep and Beef Investment, technology, knowledge, science and governance are key drivers that will allow Glenalvon to move with the future, according to owner and director Willie Lyons. The Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef farm has been in his family for more than […]
East Coast Catchment Group Award Winners 2022 – Tukipo Catchment Care Group in Hawkes Bay
Initially formed in 2018 by local farmer Rob Barry, farmers and landowners have taken the opportunity to work collaboratively in the Tukipo Catchment Care Group (TCCG), the first of 17 sub-catchments in the Tukituki with a community led sub-catchment group. At present 90% of the landowners across the Tukipo sub-catchment are involved in the catchment […]
Regional Supreme Winners 2022: Mark & Jane Johnson of Alcuin Station
Regional Supreme Winners: Mark & Jane Johnson of Alcuin Station – Sheep and Beef Working as a team has been Jane and Mark Johnson’s key to farming success over the past 30 years, and since 2008 they have put this expertise to work at Alcuin Station. They have made numerous improvements to the 1,500ha sheep […]